Question

A student who was doing well academically last year is doing poorly this year. he has new friends who use drugs. his single father recently started smoking marijuana in front of him occasionally. his mother died of a drug overdose two years ago. what factors put this student at risk for substance abuse?

Answer 1

The factors which put this student at risk for substance abuse are his educational disappointment (school), friends' attitudes toward and use of substances (peer), parental attitude to and use/abuse of substances (family).